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Christoph Klaus
Pilates teacher, certified Spiraldynamik® specialist, Master Personal Trainer – and former solo dancer.
Christoph Klaus's Story
I first came into contact with Pilates in 1997. At the time I was a dancer at Zürich Opera House and had to take a three-month break because of a foot injury. During that time, I trained roughly three times a week at the first Pilates studio in Zürich. I'll never forget my first ballet class back after the injury: my muscles were stronger, more supple, and my movements more coordinated than ever. Since that day, Pilates has had a prominent place in my life.
Pilates-Related Training & Continuing Education
- Nov. 2025 Neurodynamics – The 3D Mobility of the Nervous System, Spiraldynamik
- Feb. 23, 2025 Personal workout in Baar | Dietary supplements: who needs what, when & why? Continuing education with Eoin Lacey
- Nov. 8, 2024 Spiraldynamik Akademie | Organs in Motion – visceral mobilization
- Oct. 26, 2024 Athletic training course with Sam Böhringer, successfully completed
- From May 2023 Meditation teacher training (130 hrs.) with Anna Morf – Meditation in Motion
- Apr. 22 & 23, 2023 Sound Meditation Level 1 with Dr. Lisa Schuster – Sound by Alizz
- From Oct. 15, 2022 Meditation course leader training with Anna Morf – Meditation in Motion
- June 11, 2021 Spiraldynamik expert update: Hallux Valgus
- 2020 "The Shoulder Solution" online training with Dr. Sarah Duvall
- Nov. 7, 2019 Continuing education at Spiraldynamik Akademie, "Pilates and Spiraldynamik" with Anna Schrefel
- Oct. 5–7, 2018 World Congress "Movement Musculoskeletal Medicine" with Prof. St. McGill, Prof. A. Kobesova, Prof. P. Kolar, Dr. B. Winchester, Prof. A. Vleeming, Dr. R. Furlano
- June 2018 Three-month intensive training with Dr. Sarah Duvall as a "Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist"
- March 2017 to end of 2017 "Master Personal Trainer MPT" at the Dr. Gottlob Institut in Stuttgart under Dr. Axel Gottlob – more than 160 training hours
- Feb. 27–29, 2017 Amsterdam: Building the Ultimate Back – From Rehabilitation to Performance (Level 1), The Three Hour Assessment – Converging on a Precise Diagnosis (Level 2), Prof. Dr. Stuart McGill
- Fall 2016 Pilates Reformer & Feet Syllabus with Lolita San Miguel
- Since fall 2016 Pelvic floor trainer for men and women, Bebo Schweiz
- Since March 2016 Certified Spiraldynamik Specialist, Level Intermediate
- January 2016 Spiraldynamik Fachdidaktik 1
- June 2015 Pilates continuing education in Chiasso with Rebecca Leone, focus on flexion, fun in function
- Since June 2015 Spiraldynamik Specialist Intermediate
- Since May 2015 Member of the Swiss Pilates Association
- February 2015 Founded Pilates Christoph Klaus
- 2014 (June) Classical "Heart & Soul" Pilates (Mat, Reformer, Cadillac & Chair) with Rebecca Leone in Zürich
- 2012–2013 Spiraldynamik Basic toward Spiraldynamik Specialist
- 2013 (October) Spiraldynamik continuing education, "Intermediate Specific Training / 3D Training"
- 2012 (May) Safe and strong teaching technique, historic repertoire: chair, barrel, cadillac, reformer, mat, with Rebecca Leone in Zürich
- 2011 (July) Continuing education with Rebecca Leone in Seattle: Pilates fundamental understanding and problem solving · Progression and safety theories of Pilates · Achieving idealized alignment · The business of Pilates · Cadaver Anatomy with Dr. Love
- 2011 (July) "Safe spinal mechanics in Pilates" with Rebecca Leone in Zürich
- 2011 (April) "Cadillac Repertoire" with Rebecca Leone in Jupiter, Florida
- 2009 One month of continuing education and work placement at Pilates Studio 33 in Monza, Italy
- 2007 Foundational Pilates training with Art of Motion (Mat, Reformer, Cadillac)
CV
- 2017/2018 Guest teacher for ballet at ZHdK (Zurich University of the Arts)
- 2002–2004 Handelsschule Oerlikon HSO (business school)
- 2017/2018 Guest teacher for Pilates at ZHdK, Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Dance
- 1994–2000 Engaged as a ballet dancer (corps de ballet, half-soloist, soloist) at: Semper Opera Dresden (V. Derevianko), Tanztheater Essen (Prof. M. Puttke), Zürich Opera House (H. Spörli), Bavarian State Ballet (I. Liska)
- Since 2016 Guest teacher for Pilates at HfH (University of Teacher Education in Special Needs)
- Christoph danced in ballets by M. Petipa, P. Bart, R. Barra, J. Neumeier, H. Spörli, P. Martins, G. Balanchine, M. Ek, N. Duato, J. Limón, J. Cranko
- Oct. 2015–2023 Founded the Pilates Christoph Klaus studio at the shared practice "Praxis Bäckerstrasse" at Stauffacher
- Tours across Europe, Canada, the USA and Asia, as well as various TV appearances
- 2015 Self-employed as a Pilates trainer
- 1997 5th place at the International Ballet Competition in Paris
- 2011–2015 Office Manager at Gellner Switzerland GmbH, Zürich
- 1990–1994 State Ballet School (East) Berlin, support class of Prof. M. Puttke
- 2007–Feb. 2015 Teacher at Pilatesstudio Zürich, numerous internal continuing-education courses
- 1986–1990 Ballet Academy Zurich with H. Bamert
- 2005–2011 Assistant to the management at Gellner Switzerland GmbH, Zürich
- 1980–1986 Ballettschule M. P. Forster
- 2004–2005 Head of office administration at Fama Film AG, Zürich
- Born in Zürich, grew up in Adliswil
- 2003–2007 Ballet teacher at the Zurich Children's Ballet Theater (children & adults)
- 2000–2002 Flight attendant with Swissair
Media Coverage
- Ballet is the perfect sport for later life – NZZ am Sonntag, November 25, 2018 (German PDF)
Further Links
Here you'll find links to the websites of our partner practices. For very specific types of work, we're glad to rely on our trusted and competent partners.
- Rebecca Leone – The Pilates Nun
rebeccaleone.com - Dr. med. Sibylle Süss – Praxis Dr. med. Sibylle Süss GmbH
pgps.ch - Catherine Wiget – Fitness Systems AG
catherinewiget.ch - Dr. med. Konrad Hitz – Psychiatrist & Psychotherapist
drmedkonradhitz.ch - Katrin Dreissigacker – Individual Face Balance
katrin-dreissigacker.com - Osteopathie Central
osteopathiecentral.ch - Sarah Müllhaupt – Naturopathy and manual therapies, Zürich
sarahmuellhaupt.ch - Epigenedit
epigenedit.com - Steven Decoster – Osteopathie Decoster
osteopathie-decoster.ch - Raffaella Valentino – Certified Naturopath
raffaellavalentino.ch
References
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